tents as missle defence?

[scythius]

Jurgen wrote:Quote:</em></strong><hr>If you look at the pro and contras between leather and canvas, it is difficult to understand why the Romans used leather (heavier, more voluminous). But this an idea to ad to the pro's for leather.<hr><br>
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Let us not forget that relatively speaking fabric is a <strong>manufactured</strong> item - that's some pretty high-tech stuff.<br>
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Leather is easy, and a by-product of an animal that is very easy to raise in large numbers (conveniently forgetting for now the tendancy to over-graze... that's another subject all together...). Textiles are by their very nature very labour-intensive.<br>
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While I have not <strong>raised</strong> the goats, I did help slaughter them and turn the skins into leather, and I have done some spinning and weaving as well...<br>
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